I am that person who looks up the day before a birthday and thinks “oh poop, I’d better get to a shop…” I forgetting birthdays was an Olympic sport, I would have a gold medal. This year I managed to send my niece a birthday card that arrived on the Read more…
We love being Parragon Book Buddies, and this month S was really excited to see two fantastic Disney titles come through the door. To celebrate Disney Book Week and the release of more than 20 Disney hardback books, we were sent Jungle Book and Frozen. As you can see, S was Read more…
When I was about 6, my nan bought the family a VCR for Christmas. It came with three children’s videos, the best of which was It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown. We watched that video to death; even after my dad had mastered the art of recrding movies and cartoons from the TV Read more…
Are you happy right now? When I was younger, I always thought I would be “rescued” from my life by a knight in shining armour. I was forever disappointed that the boyfriends I ended up with were just human like me, and couldn’t fix me. I thought I would finally Read more…
Our morning routine used to be your average, run of the mill rush to get up and out of the door on time. Snooze the alarm, get showered and dressed in a rush, stress over breakfast taking too long, pleading with S to just-put-the-damn-coat-on. Then last year I read Hal Read more…
I am an introvert. I didn’t realise there was such a thing – or that I was one – until fairly recently. When I figured it out, suddenly everything fell into place. I’m sharing this because I feel like learning these things about ourselves can help us in many different Read more…
Being a single parent, I don’t get out much in the evenings. But when I was asked if I’d like to go to Salisbury Playhouse to see Singin’ In The Rain I knew I needed to find a babysitter! I’ve overheard so many conversations in shops lately about this performance; everyone Read more…
S was very excited to be sent the My First Baby Annabell Rose set. She does have some dollies, but this one came with a change of clothes, shoes and her own little rattle. That was very exciting for S, who loves to put new outfits on her dolls and teddies! Read more…
As part of Brit Mums Book Club I was sent a copy of The Pursuit of Happiness: and Why it’s Making us Anxious by Ruth Whippman. I’ll be honest: I found this book really hard to read. In it Whippman has moved to California and decides to investigate “the Read more…
S was absolutely delighted this weekend when a copy of the brand new Clangers magazine dropped onto our door mat. She loves watching the Clangers and is forever trying to educate me as to which character is which and what is going on in the show – apparently it’s a Read more…
From 2016 onwards, toy manufacturer Schleich is dividing its themed play world Wild Life into four habitats: Safari, Ice & Ocean, Jungle and Forest. The Safari and Ice & Ocean play worlds in particular will be expanded with plenty of new products in 2016. I’ve heard a lot about Schleich Read more…
I wrote a post last week about how I’m currently the heaviest I’ve ever been, and the reasons for that. I feel like now that I’m aware of the reasons I’ve become overweight, the actual losing weight shouldn’t be too tough. So what am I doing, to get rid of Read more…
Since S went to nursery in 2013 and I went back to sitting at a desk all day, my weight has gone up and up. I’ve had brief periods of giving up sugar or “eating healthily” where I’ve lost a few pounds – but ultimately, it’s been heading in the Read more…
We were sent some of the new Little Dish Go Gos to try. They also sent S a super hero mask and cuff set, which you can see went down quite well. Go Gos are mini wholegrain oat biscuits. They were created in partnership with leading nutritionist Lucy Jones. There are three Read more…
A little while ago I was invited to watch Up Down Man at Salisbury Playhouse. The play is a sequel to Up Down Boy , which I have not seen – but I had been reliably informed that you didn’t need to have seen the first play. In this play Nathan Bessell Read more…
I was sent a copy of The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin by Mumsnet for review. The blurb on the back of the book says: Noah is four and wants to go home. the only trouble is, he’s already there. There’s also a quote from Jodi Picoult on the front, calling Read more…